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Sony Xperia X

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s is typical with Sony, targets and not losing focus. It’s a wideangle lens, so you
the headline of its new We tested it out shooting can cram lots of faces in and
Afl agship phone is the sports and fast-moving it matches skin tones well.
camera. But in a year of vehicles, and it does an On the inside you’ve got the
fantastic cameraphones, excellent job. Blur mid-range Snapdragon 650
it has a tough mountain is reduced and CPU, 3GB RAM and 32GB of
to climb to become detail is kept. storage. These aren’t overly Garmin
our pocket snapper The aperture high-end components, but
of choice. isn’t quite as wide they do get the job done Vivosmart
Sony has kitted the as the Galaxy S7, and we didn’t run into any
Xperia X out with so the depth of slowdown when we were HR Plus
a 23MP camera, fi eld isn’t quite as editing Raw photos.
GARMIN. C OM £17 0
complete with f/2 good but it still The 5in display is superb, as
aperture and a new allows for some you’d expect from Sony. It’s Garmin’s latest Vivosmart
focusing system nice-looking bokeh 1080p, as opposed to quad- fi tness band is one of the best
that does a shots. On the front is HD, but it’s bright and vivid we’ve ever tested, and we’ve
fantastic job of a 13MP selfi e camera with accurate colours and ace used plenty.
locking on to that does a great job. viewing angles. MP Considering it’s a
manageable size, it packs a lot
of tech inside. GPS is the best
addition, accurately tracking
Huawei MediaPad M2 Premium your runs without the need for
any phone attached. If you’re
HU A WEI. C O . UK FROM £2 4 9 serious about tracking your
Huawei still isn’t a household colour representation. runs, you need GPS. Fitness
name in Britain, but it’s The design will be familiar tracking here on the whole is
hugely popular around the to anyone who has ever used very accurate and it’ll monitor
world and it’s been churning a Huawei device before. It’s your sleep too.
out some fantastic products constructed from metal and On the back is the heart-rate
of late. The latest is the glass and feels solid and monitor, which again is
MediaPad M2, an affordable outguns it price-tag. There’s a accurate and automatically
slate that looks to go up fast fi ngerprint scanner that kicks into gear when it sees
against Apple’s iPad Pro. unlocks the tablet almost really good for a tablet, an upturn in movement.
It’s a 10in tablet, with a instantly, but Huawei’s version capturing 13MP shots with It’s water-resistant, too,
bright 1080p display and of Android is still a little on an f/2 aperture. Shots are down to 5m, and the rugged
Huawei even throws in a the overbearing side. detailed and the shutter is design means you won’t be
stylus. That pen is accurate The battery will easily get fast, but you still might look worrying about damaging it on
for drawing and doodling, you through the day, which a little silly walking around your travels. The monochrome
and feels great, too, while isn’t too much of a surprise, and taking pictures with a display isn’t the best, but it’s
the display is accurate in its but the camera is. It’s actually tablet. MP easy to read even in poor light
which is what’s important. MP

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